Loading…
H.R. 2658119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 3, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
The plain-language version leads. The official text is always the reference.
HR 2658 would halt all U.S. military and financial aid to Iraq unless it removes Iranian-backed militias from its forces.
50-second read · 4 questions answered below
HR 2658 requires the U.S. government to develop a formal strategy within 180 days to reduce Iranian influence over Iraq, involving the State Department, Treasury Department, and U.S. media agencies. The bill would cut all U.S. military and financial aid to Iraq unless Iraq takes concrete steps to remove Iranian-backed militias from its security forces and government. It also requires the Secretary of State to designate specific Iraqi militia groups as foreign terrorist organizations within 90 days of passage.
The bill directly affects U.S. agencies that provide aid to Iraq, the Iraqi government, named militia groups, and specific individuals including former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki who face potential sanctions. American companies or banks doing business connected to the listed groups could also be impacted.
Cutting U.S. military and financial aid to Iraq could alter how Iraq's security forces operate and what government services Iraqi citizens receive. A presidential waiver can lift the aid ban if Iraq demonstrates real progress in removing Iranian-backed militias.
AI-drafted summary. Verify it against the official text before you act on it. Read the official bill on Congress.gov
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.